Electric-lamp reflector attachment.



H DOLIER, J n .ELEGTRIG LAMP REFLECTOR ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1909 Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

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.a citizen of the United States, residing at Rutherford, in the state ofNew Jersey, have invented certain". new and useful Improvenients inElectric-Lamp Reflector At tachments, of which thefollowing is aspecification;

Q My invention relatesiftoiinproved means for attachingto the socket ofan electric incandesc'ent laina shade" or reflector, par- 1.ticu'larly'whcn t e laitter is relatively heavy,

' terial.

as when. made of giass 'orother vitreous ma- It is the object inventionto provide an attachment for-the purpose above stated, which shall besimple, cheap to manufacture, and-easily attachable to and detachablefrom. the socket and reflector, means provided for locking the parts.For an illustration of some ofthe forms -my invention may take,reference isto be had to" the accompanying drawing, in'which:

' locking means. shown 1n sing Figure 1-is a vertical elevational viewof the lam socket, reflector and the attachment. ig. 2 is a sideelevational VIBWOf the upper and smaller resilient ringmember,

showing the locking means in the open position. Fig. 3 is a sideelevational view of the-"attachment having a modified, locking means.Fig. 4- is a top lan view of the ig. 3, when in closed or tightenedposition. Fig. 5-is a top plan View of the same, wheni-n open or looseposition. Fig. 6 is a vertical secbers and. the connecting member.

tional view through the resilient ring mem-v S is an incandescentlampsocket support ed by the usual lam cord w or by any other suitable meansand aving, when desired,-the

usual key '0. The resilient split ring mem her 7, shown in elevation inFig. 2, has a bead (1 adapted. to register with the socket bead b andhas also a bead shoulder a between which and the lip or flange d isheldor confined the inturned lip or flange e of the extension or connectormembcr f.

' 4 The ring member 1' is split or has a ga as shown at g, Fig. 2,whereby the ring 1s circumferentially resilient so that it may besnapped into the position shown in Fig. 1

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means is such as to the amount of sepa:

ration between the eyes 8, s when in the with theredueing member or. ex-

loosened position, and when in the tightened position, and to remainlocked in such position. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, this fastening-meansis an S shaped lock or member A having theoutwardly turned ends tserving as small" the device. a y a In the positionshown-in Fig. 1, theSlock A is in the tightened or closed position, the

- eyes 8, 8 having been drawn together thereby,

and the arrangement is such that the look A remains in this sition. Tounfasten the same,it is rotated ma counter-clockwise direction', asviewed in Fig. 1, and then it assumes the; open position shown in Fig.2. In this open position, the resilient ring member 1' maybe snap in theclose position as shown in Fig. 1, it is impossible for the head a to besnapped over or past the socket bead b, and in consequence the parts arefirmly held, or locked inthe position shown.

At its lower endthe connector or extension'm'ember f has a bead jforming an inlower portion of the member m is formed a head 0 adapted toembrace and engage the grips or handles for actuating d over-the sockethead 6. When beadlike formation or projection p" upon the shade orreflector R made of glass or other vitreous material of any suitableshape or form or design, or, in fact, of any'desired material. The ringmember m is reinforced by the wire 9', which has its ends, at the sidesof the gap '9, formed into eyes 8, s with which engages an S shaped lockA, wheretofore described. When the locking or tightenin member A ispinthe open. position, the b by closing or tightening the member A the bead0 is drawn down tightly over the enlargement p to firmlyhold and lockthe parts in position.

In Fig. 3, a modified form of looking or tightening means is shown.Through the eyes 8, 8 extends the looking or tightening member B whichhasa notch 1 in which engages one of the eyes .5, such notch and eyepreferably never disengaging. The right hand portion 2 of the member Bis formed into a screw-like member of 'great pitch, a second notch 3being formed to receive the right hand eye 8, the rotation of the memberB being secured by the crank or handle 4.

As-shown in Fig. 5,. the eyess, s are separated, By turning downwardlyon the handle or crank 4 the right hand eye 8 is moved along'the portion2 of the member B until the eye 8 drops into the notch 3, as

shown in Fig. 4, in which position the parts are locked in the tightenedor closed position; By again raising the handle or crank 4 the righthand eye 6 is restored to its posi-;

tion shown in Fig. 5.

Thus, in both the loosened or tightened positions, the mem-' ber B"limits or determines the relative positions of the eyes 8, s, and,therefore, the ex I tent of opening of the ring member.

-inforcing ring, and a locking member engaging said cars.

2. The combination with an electric lamp socket, of an attachmentcomprising a ring member adapted to embrace said lamp socket, areinforcing ring carried by and in fixed relation .to said ring member,ears upon saidreinforcing ring, and .means engaging said ears forclamping said ring member to said lampsocket.

' Thecombination with a lamp socket, I of ja resilient ring memberadapted to em "brac'eltlie same, a bead on said lamp socket andextending aroundthe same, a bead ex.-

tending-iarouud said ring member 7 and adapted to register with saidsocket bead,

. and alOcking member on said ring member, locking memberwhen in openposiead 0 can be snapped over the en-- largement p on the reflector orshade R, and

in any suitable tion limiting the opening of said ring member andallowingsaid,bead to engage said socket bead, and-said loclmigmembcrwhen in closed position clamping suid'bead closely upon said socketbead.

4. The combinationwith alampsocket, V

a shade or refiector,an extension or connector member, a Ilflg.- membersecured at one edge to said GXtQIlSlOIl'OI connector member and engagingsaid lamp socket at its other edge, a secondrifng member supported 'atone edge by said extension or connector member and engaging at its otheredge said, shade or reflector, and locks on each of said ring members ontheir edges remote from said'extension or connector member."

'5. The combination with a lamp socket, of

'a split resilient ring member adapted to engagethe same, projections onthe ends off" said ring member engaging l-n-said pi'o ections. 6'. Thecombinatlon with a lamp socket, of

member, and an S shaped locking ass a-locklng attachment thereforcomprising af' split r1ng= member embracing said lampsocket,earsuponsaid'ring member, and an S hookengaging in saidears andmoi able in a plane. substantially parallel with the axis of the lampsocket. 7

7. The combination with a lampisocket, of an attachment thereforcomprising-a-split ring member, a Wire ring surrounding saidring memberand reinforcing the same, ears in said wire ring, and an Shook engagingin said ears.

8. The combination with alamp socket,

of a bead thereon, a resilient ring member havmg a bead adapted toregister withsa 'd socket-bead, a'reinforcing wire ring for saidresilient. ring-member, ears on said Wire ring, and an S hook engagingin'said ears.

9. The combination with a lamp socket,

of ashade or reflector, and meansfor supporting said shade or reflectoruponsaid lamp socket comprising a split ring member engaging atone edgesaid shade or reflector,

a relnforcing ring for said ring member at said edge, a lock engagmg theends of S31d reinforcing ring, and means engaging said ring at its otheredge for supporting the same upon said lamp socket.

10. In a shade attachment, a circumferentially yielding ring member,projections" thereon, an S hook engag ingsaidprojections,:andprojections upon said hook serving-as handles.

11. The combination with a'lamp socket,

of a shade or reflector, a ring member en gaging atits one edge saidshade or' reflector,

a lock for said ring member said edge, an extension or connector memberengaging J said 'ring member at ItS other edge, and

means supporting said extension or connector member upon said lampsocket. I

12. The combination with a lamp socket,

of a bead thereon extending around the some, a circumferentlallycontinuous ring member having a bead extendlng around the .fi

same adapted to register with said socket I bead throughoutsubstantially its entire circumference, projections upon said ring member, and means engaging sald projections for locking said head of saidrlng member

